(n.) The state of being discontented; uneasiness; inquietude.
Example Sentences:
(1) There is a lot of discontentment across the social strata – but according to Trefon, it may be too much to expect people who are busy simply trying to survive to muster the strength and courage to tackle what amounts to a broken system.
(2) To sum up, the lonely abuser showed a recurrent pattern characterized by discontentment and dissatisfaction, in combination with some traces of passivity in essential life-spheres.
(3) The electoral landscape is fragmenting; populist parties that sow the seeds of discontentment with democracy, most prominently Ukip, are growing in strength .
(4) Improving information given to both doctors and patients about drugs may be important in improving prescribing without causing discontentment.
Displeasure
Definition:
(n.) The feeling of one who is displeased; irritation or uneasiness of the mind, occasioned by anything that counteracts desire or command, or which opposes justice or a sense of propriety; disapprobation; dislike; dissatisfaction; disfavor; indignation.
(n.) That which displeases; cause of irritation or annoyance; offense; injury.
(n.) State of disgrace or disfavor; disfavor.
(v. t.) To displease.
Example Sentences:
(1) Similarly, throughout the second session, the same stimuli were presented and the subject rated his pleasure or displeasure in response to the second dimension of the matrix (e.g.
(2) Richard Dunne clatters into him late, the goalkeeper goes down and several France players swarm around Dunne to voice their displeasure at the Ireland defender.
(3) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Benjamin Netanyahu to John Kerry: friends don’t take friends to the security council On Monday, Trump tweeted his displeasure with the UN, dismissing it as “just a club for people to get together, talk and have a good time”.
(4) Since snoring is said to be a "disease of listeners," it is not uncommon that bed partners reported an increased incidence of depression and marital displeasure.
(5) This minor concession to an "ethical" foreign policy was nevertheless overshadowed by rumours of Tony Blair's displeasure at Cook's action.
(6) In a sign of Delhi’s displeasure, work has already stalled on some key Indian-backed development projects in Afghanistan, Spanta claimed.
(7) There had been no sign or signal in any way that we had incurred their displeasure.
(8) When theRussian host appeared to announce the nation's votes – including seven for Ukraine – the crowd again loudly voiced their displeasure.
(9) Chairpeople, on the other hand, have other, more powerful means of expressing their displeasure.
(10) The physical and social environment of day care is characterized in terms of its emotional impact with use of three orthogonal dimensions: pleasure-displeasure, arousal-nonarousal, and dominance-submissiveness.
(11) Macdonald, who was passed over for a frontbench position post-election and frequently makes his displeasure about that known, has shifted post-budget from recent preoccupations including public opposition to the prime minister’s paid parental leave scheme to arguments about broadening the GST.
(12) It signals US displeasure but stops short of a full-blown boycott that could escalate tensions with the Kremlin, at a time when Washington still badly needs Moscow's help on Syria, Iran and other thorny international problems.
(13) 1.50pm: an ‘unreserved’ apology on Twitter Less than three hours after his LBC interview, and after a spokesman for Corbyn makes his displeasure clear , Livingstone says he’s sorry – and this time he means it.
(14) Many analysts say China is using the meetings with Park to signal its displeasure with North Korea and increase pressure on the government there.
(15) Next year, the North will have a lot of demand for economic cooperation projects with China,” Lim said, adding that while Pyongyang may express temporary its displeasure it would soon start working again on improving relations.
(16) Such performance could be predicted from the sum of ratings of displeasure aroused in the lower limbs and in the chest.
(17) Photograph: Julie Dermansky In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, over 200 people, mostly white, middle-aged males, turned up to show their displeasure with Obama's 23 new executive orders and his attempt to reinstate the assault weapons ban.
(18) Coleman described the performance against Serbia as "soul-destroying" and admitted he could have no complaints with the fans who voiced their displeasure.
(19) In a game against Marilia, the defender Johnny dos Santos took exception to the referee adding what he considered an inadequate amount of injury time at the end of the game, and expressed his displeasure by karate-kicking the official to the floor .
(20) China expressed its displeasure with the Times the day after Barboza's report was published in October.